Tandem of modulators for high on/off pulse generation(–55 dB)
- 14 August 1997
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 33 (17) , 1491-1492
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19970972
Abstract
A tandem of electroabsorption modulators was fabricated with an integrated separation waveguide. Owing to double modulation, optical pulses were generated with a –55 dB extinction ratio. Compatibility with 4 × 20 Gbit/s is demonstrated by interference noise measurements.Keywords
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